Pay off £20,000 (ish) by Xmas 2008

alimac23

Another one just trying to survive the month here - next month will be different !

P.S. Cancelled the payment protection on my credit card but since it takes 30 days will still have to pay it next month

Pollydaydream

Hi everybody.

How are you all doing?

I have to admit that I've been finding it very difficult to keep motivated this month - combination of trying to get back into a routine after the holidays and the long, long stretch to the next payday.

Some serious faffing's been going on!

Anyway, I had some good news yesterday - I applied for an increment at work and they've given it to me, so I'll have about an extra £70 a month from next payday. :j

Feeling a lot more enthusiastic and determined to get back on track. Was even ridiculously happy when I picked up a penny from the floor in Tescos this morning (every little helps!).


Polly

happy_chick_3

hey everyone

I'm also trying to keep my head above water this month and theres still another 2 weeks until payday - arrgh!!!

I've used Amazon a lot and its very easy to list. Even is you list books for 1p, if you use jiffy bags from work and put it in the post tray, you'll make enough money to make it worthwhile (no one tell my boss!!!)

My trainers and boots both decided to fall apart on the same day so have had an extra expense i didn't budget for. still, i got them both in the sales so its less traumatic than it would have been in feb!!!

keep going everyone and log on every day if you're getting the January blues - lets keep eachother going on the road to being debt free!

andan

Well did my mystery shops yesterday and whilst in town traipsed around the charity shops and found a few good books to list on Amazon. I did very well as i wasn't distracted by all the lovely sales things in town and even though i looked there was nothing i wanted or could justify buying. In the end i only bought a few sales items for presents.

Am planning to go ruthlessly through all my clothes and get rid of all those i haven't worn in ages, then put them in a job lots to sell on ebay. Other than that i will be slice the pieing and doing my daily clicks. Also hoping i can make it to payday without breaking into my savings account.:(

suemck146

i'm really determined to make this work. Amazon great so far, ebay moretime consuming. I've discovered pigsback through this site. Just clearing our the crap in my house will make me some money! I'm not blessed with time wot with work and kids but I'm on a mission!
I'm also doing weightwatchers online and I'm going to link all my progress together for even more motivation...

Amazon: 41.00
ebay nothing yet
Pigsback 285
Caio 2.62
Nectar points 7821
Boots points 218
Weight lost so far: 4 pounds
competition wins: 0

hopeless_case_2

Hi all i am a bit different to you all
(i think) as i am trying to up my income just to pay all my bills so £20,000 would be brill i did the Amazon thing and sold three things in a day will definately be doing more and going to go to charity shops looking for dvds and books.Got £33 in total but got postage to pay out of that so maybe £25 still easy money. going to join some mystery shop programmes.Did grass roots but all the jobs get taken in my area about 5 mins after the email comes to say they are available.oh well thats life.Onwards and upwards will keep reading the posts on here for more money making ideas!

lauradora

:doh: Where has all my money gone?????

This is the longest January ever........

girlfrommars1980

Lauradora, I know what you mean...it seems that mysteriously there is rather a lot of month left over at the end of the money!

Still, I think we're all doing really well so far so must keep ploughing on!

FrankieM

Hi everybody....
Haven't been around for a while. I've been up to Queensland and watching New Years eve fireworks in Sydney Harbour...
Unfortunately my total has had to take a hit....by £2500....but I have some lovely diamonds to show for it.....DH decided it would be a good time to update my engagement and wedding rings and but an eternity ring...gulp...
They are lovely, but have put my totals back, hopefully will still have some more to add at the end of the month and we are back home in a couple of weeks , so will look at getting a job for a few months to help out...

andan

Yep, not much to report from me either, just desperately waiting for the end of the month, especially as money keeps going out of my account rather than into it!